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        "msgid": "not-only-the-police-now-the-army-is-also-joining-the-hunt-for-robbers-1779531567",
        "date": "2026-05-23 16:10:27",
        "title": "Not Only the Police, Now the Army Is Also Joining the Hunt for Robbers",
        "author": "Danu Damarjati",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A surge in motorcycle robberies has prompted a joint security response from police and the army in Indonesia. Following the killing of Brigadier Arya Supena by robbers in Lampung on 9 May 2026, authorities have authorised shoot-on-sight tactics and escalated patrols, with 173 suspects arrested to date. The Defence Ministry has framed this crime as a major challenge requiring expanded battalion deployments, amid coordinated efforts in Jakarta.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.COM \u2014 The emergence of motorcycle robbers in recent\ntimes has spurred authorities into action, not only the police but also\nthe army in pursuit. The unease over the motorbike-riding hijackers rose\nafter a police officer, Brigadier Arya Supena, was shot dead by robbers\nin Lampung on 9 May 2026. In response, Lampung Police Chief Inspector\nGeneral Helfi Assegaf instructed his personnel to shoot the perpetrators\non the spot. The problem is not limited to Lampung; the robbers have\nalso operated in other areas, including Jakarta, endangering lives and\ncausing injuries and the loss of property. \u201cFrom the arrests, 173\nsuspects have been secured,\u201d said Head of Public Relations of the Metro\nJaya Regional Police, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, at a press conference\nat Metro Jaya Police Headquarters on Friday (22 May 2026). The TNI has\nalso joined in the hunt for the robbers. Defence Minister Sjafri\nSjamsoeddin even said one reason for forming 750 new battalions across\nthe country was to tackle this form of crime. \u201cI want to touch on\nbriefly, what is the benefit of a development territorial infantry\nbattalion? What did we see before such battalions existed? Previously\nthere were no troops in the districts. What happened? These criminal\nrobbers are very significant,\u201d the Defence Minister said during a DPR\nCommission I meeting in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (19 May 2026). He\nadded that the tasks of development territorial battalions include\npatrolling around with vehicles prepared by the defence industry.\n\u201cBuilding neighbourhood security systems, \u2018siskamling\u2019, which had\ndeclined and then revived. This relates to crime.\u201d \u201cWe have conducted\njoint patrols from the grassroots level. The units involved include not\nonly Koramil and Kodim territorial units but also the combat\nbattalions,\u201d said Lieutenant Colonel Arh Noor Iskak, Head of Information\nat Kodam Jaya, at a press conference at Mapolda Metro Jaya on Friday (22\nMay 2026). Iskak said the involvement of the TNI is to support Jakarta\u2019s\nsecurity together with the Begal Hunters Team formed by the Directorate\nof General Criminal Investigation, Polda Metro Jaya. \u201cThus, the presence\nof authorities in the community is hoped to provide a sense of safety\nand to serve as a manifestation of the state\u2019s presence in protecting\nthe people,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
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